Bio
Jill Beyer, OD, is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Dr. Beyer graduated from Southern California College of Optometry, earning her Doctor of Optometry degree with distinction. She completed her residency at New England College of Optometry in Boston, Massachusetts, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Oregon State University.

After residency training, Jill continued on as a clinical preceptor at the New England College of Optometry while working in private practice in Boston. She then transitioned to full time academic work at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary becoming the Director of the Contact Lens Department and an Instructor in Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School.

Current Research and Scholarly Interests
Clinical Interest and ResearchMy primary areas of interest are in the diagnosis, medical and surgical treatment of vitreal retinal diseases. These principally include age-related macular degeneration and other diseases of the macula, and tractional syndromes, diabetic retinopathy, and complex forms of retinal detachment. I have been interested in the development of novel technology to diagnose and treat these diseases, including new forms of imaging, laser delivery systems, other microsurgical tools, and new drugs and drug delivery systems that inhibit new blood vessel growth, scarring and intraocular inflammation. I have been actively involved in translational research in the laboratory as well as technology transfer associated with that research for a variety of new therapies that have received FDA clearance and been introduced into clinical practice over the past 30 years.

Administrative and Community ServiceI have served on the Board of Directors of a variety of voluntary education and service organizations, including the Corporation of Brown University, multiple scientific advisory boards and various philanthropic and research organizations.

Current Research and Scholarly Interests
I'm interested in digital health, commercialization of new technology, and the biodesign education process. I have expertise in mobile health and clinical validation of new eye care devices.

Bio
Emily Sarah Charlson, MD, PhD, is a Clinical Instructor of Ophthalmology and the Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Orbital Oncology Fellow with the Byers Eye Institute. She completed her undergraduate degree in Honors Biology at Arizona State University. After discovering genetics research in Arizona, she pursued a combined Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Pennsylvania with a PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology. Her thesis centered on the Human Microbiome Project utilizing deep sequencing and bioinformatics to characterize the microbial communities that live on and in the human body in health and disease. After a transitional year internship at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center she completed her Ophthalmology residency with the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute at the University of California, Irvine before coming to Stanford as a Clinical Instructor of Ophthalmology and Oculoplastic and Orbital Oncology Fellow.